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  "card_url": "https://itha.ai/c/hineautomation.com/card.json",
  "status": "unclaimed",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-01",
  "revision": 1,
  "provenance_url": "https://itha.ai/c/hineautomation.com/provenance.json",
  "card": {
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      "use_cases": [
        "wafer and substrate handling automation",
        "vacuum transfer system integration",
        "OEM tool automation retrofits"
      ],
      "industries": [
        "semiconductor",
        "solar",
        "flat panel display",
        "MEMS",
        "nanoscale research"
      ]
    },
    "itha": "0.1",
    "proof": {
      "memberships": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.semi.org/en/resources/member-directory/hine-automation-llc",
          "name": "SEMI"
        }
      ]
    },
    "company": {
      "hq": {
        "city": "St. Petersburg",
        "region": "FL",
        "country": "US"
      },
      "url": "https://hineautomation.com/",
      "name": "Hine Automation",
      "domain": "hineautomation.com",
      "founded": 2009,
      "same_as": [
        "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hine-automation"
      ],
      "employees": {
        "max": 50,
        "min": 11
      },
      "legal_name": "Hine Automation, LLC",
      "description": "Designs and manufactures vacuum and atmospheric automation systems and robotic components for semiconductor, solar, flat panel display, and related OEM industries."
    },
    "offerings": [
      {
        "id": "vacuum-robotic-arms",
        "url": "https://hineautomation.com/products/vacuum-robotic-arms/",
        "kind": "component",
        "name": "Vacuum Robotic Arms",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote",
          "notes": "No published price list; engagement is via quote request."
        },
        "summary": "Robotic arms (HA-3.2, HA-5.0) transferring substrates up to 300mm within high-vacuum environments; central handling robot for the Constellation Systems platform.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "wafer_handling_robot",
            "protocols": [
              "rs232",
              "ethernet"
            ],
            "payload_kg": {
              "max": 4.5,
              "min": 2.5
            },
            "applications": [
              "material_handling"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1",
            "repeatability_mm": {
              "max": 0.05,
              "min": 0.05
            },
            "integration_required": "required"
          }
        },
        "certifications": [
          {
            "id": "ce",
            "status": "self_declared"
          },
          {
            "id": "semi_s2",
            "status": "self_declared"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "atmospheric-robots",
        "url": "https://hineautomation.com/products/atmospheric-robots/",
        "kind": "component",
        "name": "Atmospheric Robots",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote",
          "notes": "No published price list; engagement is via quote request."
        },
        "summary": "SCARA-type robots (Hatm-4.0, Hatm-5.0) handling SEMI standard wafers, reticles, and masks in atmospheric front ends; payload up to 0.5kg, MCBF exceeding 10 million cycles.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "axes": 3,
            "category": "scara",
            "protocols": [
              "rs232",
              "ethernet"
            ],
            "payload_kg": {
              "max": 0.5
            },
            "applications": [
              "material_handling"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1",
            "repeatability_mm": {
              "max": 0.1,
              "min": 0.1
            },
            "integration_required": "required"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "vacuum-load-locks",
        "url": "https://hineautomation.com/products/automated-vacuum-load-lock-chambers-systems/",
        "kind": "component",
        "name": "Vacuum Load Lock Systems",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote",
          "notes": "No published price list; engagement is via quote request."
        },
        "summary": "Automated single-substrate vacuum load lock chambers (SL-200, SL-300, SL-450) eliminating the need to vent and evacuate OEM process chambers each cycle; payload 2.2-5.4kg.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "load_lock_system",
            "protocols": [
              "rs232",
              "ethernet",
              "devicenet"
            ],
            "payload_kg": {
              "max": 5.4,
              "min": 2.2
            },
            "applications": [
              "material_handling"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1",
            "repeatability_mm": {
              "max": 0.12,
              "min": 0.12
            },
            "integration_required": "required"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "efem-systems",
        "url": "https://hineautomation.com/products/efem-systems/",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "EFEM Systems",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote",
          "notes": "No published price list; engagement is via quote request."
        },
        "summary": "DLP-300 equipment front end module transporting wafers and photomasks between ultra-clean carriers and process tools; supports up to two load ports and two load locks, throughput over 60 wafers/hour.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "efem_system",
            "applications": [
              "material_handling"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1",
            "integration_required": "required"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "vacuum-aligners",
        "url": "https://hineautomation.com/products/vacuum-aligners/",
        "kind": "component",
        "name": "Vacuum Aligners",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote",
          "notes": "No published price list; engagement is via quote request."
        },
        "summary": "High-vacuum substrate aligners (HA-71, HA-75, HA-75C/HA-76) providing fiducial and centering alignment for opaque and transparent wafers up to 300mm.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "wafer_aligner",
            "protocols": [
              "rs232",
              "ethernet"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1",
            "repeatability_mm": {
              "max": 0.1,
              "min": 0.1
            },
            "integration_required": "required"
          }
        },
        "certifications": [
          {
            "id": "ce",
            "status": "self_declared"
          },
          {
            "id": "semi_s2",
            "status": "self_declared"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "vacuum-elevators",
        "url": "https://hineautomation.com/products/vacuum-elevators/",
        "kind": "component",
        "name": "Vacuum Elevators",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote",
          "notes": "No published price list; engagement is via quote request."
        },
        "summary": "Vacuum random-access elevators (HA-50V, HA-51V) providing precise substrate vertical indexing in high-vacuum environments; payload up to 34kg.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "wafer_elevator",
            "protocols": [
              "rs232",
              "ethernet"
            ],
            "payload_kg": {
              "max": 34
            },
            "applications": [
              "material_handling"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1",
            "repeatability_mm": {
              "max": 0.05,
              "min": 0.05
            },
            "integration_required": "required"
          }
        },
        "certifications": [
          {
            "id": "ce",
            "status": "self_declared"
          },
          {
            "id": "semi_s2",
            "status": "self_declared"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "cassette-load-ports",
        "url": "https://hineautomation.com/products/cassette-load-ports/",
        "kind": "component",
        "name": "Cassette Load Ports",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote",
          "notes": "No published price list; engagement is via quote request."
        },
        "summary": "Vacuum and atmospheric cassette load ports (CLP, MLP) for the Constellation cluster-system family, handling single wafers up to 50-wafer cassettes up to 200mm (300mm variants available).",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "cassette_load_port",
            "protocols": [
              "rs232",
              "ethernet"
            ],
            "payload_kg": {
              "max": 34
            },
            "applications": [
              "material_handling"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1",
            "integration_required": "required"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "custom-design-and-repair-services",
        "url": "https://hineautomation.com/services/",
        "kind": "service",
        "name": "Custom Design, Contract Manufacturing & Repair Services",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "terms": {
          "notes": "90-day warranty on targeted repairs; 1-year warranty on comprehensive rebuilds.",
          "warranty_months": {
            "max": 12,
            "min": 3
          }
        },
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote",
          "notes": "No published price list; engagement is via quote request."
        },
        "summary": "Custom mechanical, electrical, and software design, contract manufacturing, and rebuild/repair/robotic-replacement services for Hine and legacy Hine Design/Asyst wafer-handling equipment.",
        "channels": [
          "direct"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "integration_service",
            "applications": [
              "material_handling"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1"
          }
        }
      }
    ],
    "engagement": {
      "url": "https://hineautomation.com/contact-us/",
      "email": "sales@hineautomation.com",
      "phone": "+1(813)749-7519",
      "methods": [
        "quote_request",
        "consultation"
      ]
    },
    "extensions": {
      "robotics": {
        "roles": [
          "robot_manufacturer",
          "component_manufacturer"
        ],
        "service_area": [
          "US",
          "FR",
          "DE",
          "CN",
          "SG",
          "MY",
          "IL"
        ],
        "spec_version": "0.1"
      }
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-01"
  }
}